Mattress or cushion.



A. SUEKOPF, JR.

MATTRESS 0R CUSHION.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.7, 1910.

, 1,053,675. Patented Feb. 18,1913.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

ALEXANDER SUEKOFF, JR., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T HIMSELF IAJID LOUIS SUEKOFF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MATTRESS OR CUSHION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

l To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER SpEKorr, Jr., citizen of the United States, reslding at Chicago,in the county of Cook and State 4of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mattresses or Cushions; and I do hereby declare the follow-l ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, s uch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertalns to make. and use the saine.

This invention has for its object to provide a spring mattress or cushion which 1s very simple, cheap, durable and noiseless and can be constructed and assembled with great rapidity, and consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this'invention Figure 1- is a fragmentary detail perspective vlew showing the spring secured at one end in the pocket of a mattress-covered fabric in accordance with my invention. Fig. -2-A is a fragmentary vertical section of a mattress constructed 1n accordancewith my invention. Fig. -.-3- is a similar section of a cushion or pillow constructed in `"accordance with my inven tion. Fig. -4- is a fragmentary plan view of a mattress or cushion cover constructed 1n accordance with my invention.

Infthe construction of spring mattresses and cushions the greatest difficulty encountered'is in securing the springs in proper relative positlon and maintaining the same in such posit-ion Vand at the same tlme to proy duce a noiseless mattress by preventing dimeans for mounting and relatively position-f ing the springs in a mattress and to this end my invention consists essentially in the provision of means on the covering. fabric adapted to engageV the ends of the springs and secure them thereto while at the same time they are maintained properly relatively positioned in the mattress and isolated from each other thereby so that contact between adjacent springs is entirely obviated.

My inventionV consists in providing mattress covers each of which consists of two or more layers A and B of a suitable strong lsecured to each other by means of longitudinal and transverse lines of stitching C and D respectively, the said lines of stitching C being equidistant from each other and parallel with each other and the lines of stitching D being similarly parallel with each other and spaced equally as far apart as the lines of stitching C and extend at right angles to the latter. In this way I form between the two fabrics a` plurality of square receptacles or pockets and to permit access to the same, I cut in the layer B, of said fabric preferably -diagonally of the square pockets formed between the fabrics, a sllt E of less length, however, than the diagonal of the pocket and preferably also of less length than the diameter of the end' coil of the spring which is to be inserted in said pocket as hereinafter described. Having secured the two layers together and cut the sald slits E into the pockets formed between the same, I insert into the said .pockets through the said slits E, the end coils F of the sprlngs'G. The said springs G are of the ordinary designgenerally employed for this purpose but the end coils of the wires of which they are formed are preferably left free instead of being knotted in the usual manner so that the same may be readily contracted for insertion through the ,said slits E. The diameters of the pockets preferably accord with the diameters of the end coils of the; springs to be received therein so that each spring engages the peripheral walls of the ypocket and is thus firmly held against composing the filling or core of the mattress have been inserted in the pockets of the top and bottom covering of the mattress, the edge portions of said coverings are brought together and stitched entirely around the core thus producing a sealed structure. Upon the twine which may be passed entirely through the mattress as shown, The edge portions of the coverings ATB are preferably taken up so as tocontract the edge portions of the mattress springs a little-more the middle portion the top and vbottom of the latter are rendered slightly convex.l -r g By means of my construction it will be seen that the springs are maintained in proper relative position in the structure by contractin the edge than those disposed in and isolated from eachother by interposed fabric which prevents contact between adjacent springs thereby rendering the structure entirely noiseless. y The insertion of the end coils in the pockets is quickly and easily effected and the mere actof insertion serves also to relatively position and secure the springs rt-herby minimizing labor and besides rendering necessary the use of only relatively little additional fabric in the structure.

I claim as my invention: 1. In la spring mattress, means for retaining the springs in position relatively to each other to prevent: relative lateral movement thereof, comprising a layer of fabric provided at intervals with openings,

and a backing secured to the first-named layer by means of lines of fastening means extendlng longitudinally and transversely respectively of the latter, said layer of fabric andl said backing coactin to provide a plu ra'lity` of pockets there etween accessible through said openings, the end coils of said springs adaptedA to be inserted through said openings into said pockets.

v2. In a spring mattress, means for retaining the springs in position relatively to each other to prevent relative lateral movement thereof comprising a layer of fabric provided at lntervals with openings, and a acking secured vtothe first-named layer b meansf of lines of fastening means exten adapted to be'inserted ing longitudinally and transversely respecf tively of the latter, said layer of fabric and said backing coacting to provide a plurality of pockets therebetween accessible through said openings, the end coils of said springs through saidkopen- Nings into said pockets, said pockets coinciding in diameter substantially with the diof the mattress so that receiving the end coils of said springs, the4 latter entering the same through slots in the opposing faces of the coverings.

4. A cushion comprising in combination, springs and coverings, said coverings each consistlng'of aplurallty of layers of fabric secured together by lines of stitching, the

intermediate spaces bordered by said lines of stitching constituting pockets, there being a slot in one wall of each of said pockets through which the end coil of one of said springs is inserted, the fabric bordering said slots being secured together after the lnsert-ion of said end coil of said spring.

5. A' cushion comprising in combination two opposite covers each consisting of a plurality of 'layers of fabric secured together by lines of stitching extending longitudinally and transversely thereof and forming pockets between the layers, there being slots in the opposed faces of said covers permit-ting access to said pockets, and coiled springs interposed between said coverings, the end coils of said springs being inserted in said pockets and securely maintained in proper relative positions thereby, the edges of said coverings being securedl together to form a box like structure.

6; A cushion comprising in combination a plurality of coiled springs, and a covering of fabric therefor, said covering being provided with aplurality of pockets adapted to receive the end coils of' the springs and maintain the positions relatively to each other, each of said pockets being provided with an opening affording access thereto of bodily -receive the end of one of springs.

7.1A cushion comprising in combination, coverings of fabric, springs interposed between the Same, and pockets in said coverings adapted to receive and engage the end coils of said springs, there being slots in the opposing faces of said coverings for admitting said end coils of said springs.

8.. In a mattress or cushion, the combination with a plurality of helical springs disposed contiguous to each other, of means for preventing relative displacement of said springs comprising a plurality of layers of fabric, lines of stitchlng extending transversely toeach other through said layers to said coil form pockets between contiguous layers of fabric to receive the end coils of said springs, one of said layers of fabric slitted to provide openings for the insertion of said end coils bodily into-said pockets.

In a mattress o-r cushion, the combinatlonwith a plurality of helical springs dissame in predetermined a size to t posed side by side, their longitudinal axes substantially parallel with each other, of means for holding said springs in psition relatively to each other comprising two layers of fabric, lines of fastening .means .securing said layers together, there being pocketsfbetween said layersbordered by said lines of fastening means and each adapted to receive an endy coil of one of said 10 springs, one of 4said layers of fabric provided with slits to permit insertion of said ALEXANDER sUEKoFF, JR.

l Witnesses: v

R. W. LoTz, A. W. NEWCOMB. 

